Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people go through tough times and experience low moments.

Productivity is driven at the enterprise level. Better wages, better performing workplaces, are driven at the workplace level.

Both casual, unthinking discrimination and deliberate, malicious homophobia erode self-confidence and undermine mental health. Both are far too common, not just in our schoolyards or online but in sporting clubs, in the outer and even in our national parliament.

Ending discrimination and extending equality should always be a national priority.

When people go to the post office or any federal building, they expect to see pictures of their government leaders displayed.

I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They won't offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else.

I'm an opposition leader. But Mr Modi is also my prime minister. Mr Modi has certain skills. He's a very good communicator.

We need a visionary leader with very big and bold ideas. This is a very big, very bold country.